Kasparov’s Most Staggering Attack Against Ivanchuk

Garry Kasparov vs Vassily Ivanchuk
Linares (1994), Linares ESP, rd 4, Feb-??
Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Nxf6 14. Bg2 Bh6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Nxb5 exd5 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Nb5 Bg7 20. a4 Qh6 21.h4 Bf6 22. Qe1 Bxh4 23. Qa5 Be7 24. Qc7+ Ka8 25. Qa5+ Kb8 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Rfe1
Bd6 28. Qb6 Bb8 29. a5 Rd7 30. Re8 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 d4+ 33. Qxb7+ Rxb7 34. Rxh8 Rxb5 35. a6 Ka7 36. Rf8 Rxb2 37. Rxf7+ Ka8 38. a7 c3 39. Rf8
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